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Thyroid Cancer In Children: A Multicenter International Study Highlighting Clinical Features And Surgical Outcomes Of Primary And Secondary Tumors
2021-12-31
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<h4>Background: </h4> Thyroid gland malignancy is rare in pediatrics (0.7% of tumors); only 1.8% are observed in patients < 20 yrs with a higher prevalence recorded in females and adolescents. Risk factors include genetic syndromes - MEN disorders, autoimmune disease and ionizing radiation exposure. Radiotherapy is also linked with increased risk of secondary thyroid cancers. The present study describes the clinic...
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- 7f854564-b36b-5532-9c78-a74cd2223e54
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- 10.22541/au.164097481.18699671/v1